[Benjamin]

Originally Posted by Livia

I'm sure that not everyone who watches this stuff does so for anything other reason than the gratuitous, twisted thrill of watching something tear something else apart. Rape happens... we're animals... I don't see the difference really. You see, I'm sondering where we draw the line when it comes to watching stuff online. I mean, wolverines kill for fun, I'm sure I could find some footage of them doing something dispicable to another animal for reasons other than survival... so should that be available for random members of the public with a computer, or not?

I see your point, but I class humans very separately from animals. But to your point about animals killing each other just for the fun, what about when TV documentaries show those clips? Would you classify that as the same, where millions of viewers in one hit are shown it, or is that different from online? I don't get a kick out seeing animals in pain, I have so much respect and fascination with the lives they lead, and yes some people probably do watch this for the fun (I don't disagree with you that is a little distrurbing) but still comparing it to rape just doesn't work for me.